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Last week I attended a book launch for a friend in Delhi. One of the speakers, a journalist of national stature who was also the compere, during his speech began to compare the working style of the …

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“Why are Islam and Christianity so much bothered with religious conversion while religions like Hinduism are not?” A young White woman posed me this question after I had finished speaking in a …

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When psychologists analyze the purpose and meaning in human behavior, they often search for what is called a ‘signature’ in behavior. A signature is the unique style or imprint in a behavior of how …

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It was a friend who called up saying she had cried after seeing the surf excel ad and felt very angry that people were saying nasty things about it and asking for surf excel to be boycotted. “It is so …

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It was a journalist from a national newspaper, “Don’t you think Modi’s saying we will enter their homes and avenge the terror, rather a cheap war talk before the elections?” When I said I don’t agree …

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“Is your novel about Pakistan and India?” A young woman who was getting her book signed by me at the book launch asked me this question. Puzzled I asked her why does she say that when I had not …

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